Min Jia said, "You are wrong too. It's 'chicken', not 'seven'."
Then both little heads looked at Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "What you said is wrong. It's 'eat'..."
Both children followed suit and read aloud.
"seven."
"chicken."
Xu Lanyin, Zhangqi and Zhaoqi laughed out loud.
Xu Lanyin said, "Eat, eat, eat." Then she smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry, take your time."
She stood up and picked up the slightly cold fruit juice on the table to feed them.
After drinking the water, Zhao Xingchen said again, "Are you going to pick up your uncle at the entrance of the alley? There's no sun in the sky, so it's hard to calculate the time."
Picking up Xu Lanting from school at the entrance of the alley every day is one of Zhao Xingchen’s most important tasks.
Min Jia said, "Not yet. It's getting dark. Let's go and wait."
"Mamahei" was what Xu Lan loved to say in her previous life. After she said it a few times without paying attention, it was learned by several smart children.
Zhao Xingchen looked at Xu Lanyin again, "Aunt, I want to eat the sesame soft cake at the corner of the street."
As he was speaking, he saw Ding Gu, holding an umbrella, hurried into the Chuihua Gate and stood outside to announce, "Miss, Lord Min is here. With him came a gentleman who said it was Lord Chai."
Xu Lanyin stood up and said, "Please come in."
Holding her two children, she stood under the veranda and saw Minhu and Chai Jun enter the hanging flower gate. They walked hurriedly, with Qingfeng and Qinglang, holding umbrellas, following closely behind them.
Min Hu was in good spirits. Although still thin, he had no dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were filled with joy. Chai Jun was noticeably different from the two previous times he had met him. He no longer had the arrogance of a noble young man. His face was tired, he had lost weight, and his clothes were a little wrinkled, making him look very down-to-earth.
"Dad—Dad."
"Min, Da, Uncle."
The two children yelled, Zhao Xingchen's loud voice completely overpowering Min Jia, and they even jumped for joy. They were about to rush into the rain when Xu Lanyin pulled them back.
Seeing these two people, Xu Lanyin felt both happy and sad. Today, the two children who had always been with her might be leaving. Min Jia was fine; she was staying here and might be back in a few days. But Zhao Xingchen, once he left, it would be hard to see him again.
Chai Jun suddenly stopped and stared at Zhao Xingchen for a few seconds, then rushed over, squatted down, and hugged Zhao Xingchen. He looked at his face, opened his little hand, and examined the lines on his palm. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he murmured, "It's Xiao'er, it's really Xiao'er, you're still alive, really still alive..." As he spoke, he shook Zhao Xingchen.
Zhao Xingchen was frightened and twisted his body hard to escape from Chai Jun's "claws", shouting, "Pai Huazi, Pai Huazi, Auntie, I'm scared, scared..." and burst into tears.
Min Jia ran over and tried to pry Chai Jun's hands apart, saying, "Bad guy, let go - Xiao Xingxing, Aunt Xu, Daddy, come quickly - help, beat him..."
Minhu came over and advised, "Master Chai, don't scare the child."
Chai Jun seemed to have just regained his senses. As soon as he loosened his hand, Zhao Xingchen ran behind Xu Lanyin.
He hugged Xu Lanyin's waist, buried his little head in her back, and cried, "Auntie, I'm scared. The beggar is here to catch me again. He wants to hit me and burn me. It hurts, wuwuwu..."
After hearing this, Min Jia ran to Xu Lanyin's side, stretched out her arms and said, "Don't be afraid, little Xingxing, your aunt won't let him take you away. My father is a bad guy, and he won't let anyone take you away."
Xu Lanyin also patted him lightly with her backhand and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, he's not a beggar. Beggars wouldn't dare to come to our house."
After hearing this, Zhao Xingchen raised his head and then stretched his head to look at Chai Jun.
This person looked familiar, but Zhao Xingchen couldn't recall where he had seen him before. However, regardless of whether he had met him before or not, he felt like he was being beaten by a beggar, which frightened and displeased him.
Chai Jun couldn't help but yell again, "Xiao'er, don't you recognize me?"
A year passed, and the son had grown half a head taller, his features much more developed than when he left home. He was white, plump, and very strong. However, the tile-front hair was replaced by a small bun on the top of his head, his embroidered clothes were replaced by half-worn silk clothes, and his red gold and glass seven-treasure necklace was replaced by a silver necklace and a small silver lock.
Zhao Xingchen said, "I don't know you, I know Uncle Min, he catches bad guys. And my father, he specializes in beating up bad guys, and he can kick them into the sky with one kick." He then said to Xu Lanyin, "Aunt, Sister Jia and I don't like this uncle, let him go home."
My son's voice is not much different from before, only his spoken language has changed a bit. Moreover, he can speak so many words and even brags.
Chai Jun was overjoyed and wanted to speak, but Min Hu reminded him, "Master Chai, what did you tell me when you were in Beijing?"
After hearing Min Hu's words, Chai Jun stood up straight and clasped his fists towards Xu Lanyin. He said, "Miss Xu, thank you, Zhao Wu, and Lord Min. Thank you for saving Xiao'er and making him live such a happy life."
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Xu Lanyin again.
Xu Lanyin quickly knelt down to return the greeting.
Xu Lanyin asked Zhaoqi to take Minjia and Zhao Xingchen to play in the upper room, and she invited Minhu and Chai Jun to the east wing hall. Some things were not suitable for the children to hear.
Before Chai Jun entered the east wing, he glanced back. Min Jia and his son stood hand in hand under the veranda, watching them warily, like a pair of loving siblings. Not only was his son living a good life, he was also being educated exceptionally well.
He clasped his fists to Minhu and Xu Lanyin again.
After serving tea, the chess master left.
Min Hu saw the look in Xu Lanyin's eyes and knew what she was concerned about. He smiled and said, "Zhao Wu is a key witness in the case. He won't stay in the Dali Temple for too long and will be back in a few days. Currently, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince are both imprisoned, and their accomplices have also been imprisoned. The results will only be announced after the three courts have convened to hear the case... Don't worry, our evidence is solid, and the perpetrators will not escape."
Zhao Wu was finally coming back, and the Third Prince was also imprisoned. Xu Lanyin smiled, and the tension in her heart eased a little.
Xu Lanyin also told Chai Jun how she met Zhao Xingchen, how she fell in love with him at first sight, what suffering he had endured in the beggars' den, how he was sensible and likable, how she treated his burns and how she raised him, etc.
She spoke with such passion that she often wiped her tears with a handkerchief. This was not only to make Chai Jun feel more pity for Xiao Xingxing and treat him well in the future, but also to show off her kindness in front of Chai Jun, hoping that he would do his best to help the Qin family in the future.
Hearing how much his son had suffered, Chai Jun covered his face and cried, even crying out loud.
Because Zhao Wu was a key witness in the "collaboration and assassination of the late crown prince" case, he was temporarily prohibited from meeting with unrelated persons, and Chai Jun did not see him. Chai Jun only heard Min Hu's brief account of the rescue of Zhao Xingchen, but it was not detailed. Now, listening to Xu Lanyin's account, his son's experience was even more pitiful and terrifying than he had previously imagined.
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